Engineer's Cap
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The Engineer's Cap is a headwear item for the Engineer. It appears as a soft fabric cap, with white and team-colored stripes, a stiff brim, and the Engineer's icon with the word "Railroad" beneath it on the front of the cap.
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Trivia
- This hat represents the iconic hats worn by railroad Engineers. It is also known as the Kromer Cap. [1]
- George "Stormy" Kromer, a semi-pro baseball player and railroad Engineer, is credited with the invention of the hat. He had his wife (an excellent seamstress) modify an old baseball cap for him to wear in windy weather. The all-cloth cap with the soft, canvas visor was a departure from the traditional fedoras of the day, but it was more comfortable and because of it's six-panel fit, was more resistant to wind. Soon other railroad workers wanted one of Stormy Kromer's caps for themselves and the Kromer Cap business was born.[1]
- The striped material on the hat is pillow ticking. [2]
References
- ↑ a b The History Behind the Legend of Stormy Kromer, Retrieved 2010-12-3.
- ↑ History of Striped Locomotive Engineer Caps, Retrieved 2010-12-3.
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